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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HOMING, by ARNA BONTEMPS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Sweet timber land Last Line: And screaming bitterly? | |||
Sweet timber land Where soft winds blow The high green tree And fan away the fog! Ah fragrant stream Where thirsty creatures go And strong black men Hew the heavy log! Oh broken house Crumbling there alone. Wanting me! Oh silent tree Must I always be A wild bird Riding the wind And screaming bitterly? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MOZART'S REQUIEM by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS THE VISION OF SIR LAUNFAL by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL PENTUCKET [AUGUST 29, 1708] by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER FABLE; ROME, 1875 by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |
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